Лорд Джим

Chapter 43

           Butifsomethinghappenedthattheydidnotbelievehimanymore,wherewouldhebe?AndtheBugisDainwhoiswaitingforyoudowntheriverthere,captain,istheverymanwhochasedyouupherewhenyoufirstcame.”Brownobservednonchalantlythatitwouldbejustaswelltoavoidhim,andwiththesamedetached,musingairCorneliusdeclaredhimselfacquaintedwithabackwaterbroadenoughtotakeBrown’sboatpastWaris’scamp.“Youwillhavetobequiet,”hesaidasanafterthought,“forinoneplacewepassclosebehindhiscamp.Veryclose.Theyarecampedashorewiththeirboatshauledup.”“Oh,weknowhowtobeasquietasmice;neverfear,”saidBrown.CorneliusstipulatedthatincaseheweretopilotBrownout,hiscanoeshouldbetowed.“I’llhavetogetbackquick,”heexplained.

           ‘Itwastwohoursbeforethedawnwhenwordwaspassedtothestockadefromoutlyingwatchersthatthewhiterobberswerecomingdowntotheirboat.InaveryshorttimeeveryarmedmanfromoneendofPatusantotheotherwasonthealert,yetthebanksoftheriverremainedsosilentthatbutforthefiresburningwithsuddenblurredflaresthetownmighthavebeenasleepasifinpeacetime.Aheavymistlayverylowonthewater,makingasortofillusivegreylightthatshowednothing.WhenBrown’slong-boatglidedoutofthecreekintotheriver,JimwasstandingonthelowpointoflandbeforetheRajah’sstockadeontheveryspotwhereforthefirsttimeheputhisfootonPatusanshore.

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